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יִרְאַ֣תyiratfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מְק֣וֹרmeqorfountainמָקוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fountain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4726properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).חַיִּ֑יםchayimlifeחַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.לָ֝ס֗וּרlasurto turnסוּרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to turn”, the to-form of the verbH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmimoqeshefrom snareמוֹקֵשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from snare”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.מָֽוֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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American Standard Version (1901)
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Young’s Literal Translation
The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
Darby Translation
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Douay-Rheims
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.
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